Former Telephone Exchange Fire Fly Avenue Swindon Swindon
Proposal
Change of use from telephone exchange (Sui Generis) to form 8 1-bedroom flats (Class C3) and associated works.
- Received
- 17 August 2026
- Decided
- 7 October 2026 · Granted Permission
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 16 October 2026
- Council
- Swindon Borough Council
- Ward
- Rodbourne Ferndale & Western
- ReceivedSubmitted17 Aug
- ValidatedValidated17 Aug
- Consult.Consultation11 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided7 Oct
Decided in 51 days
This is a planning application for a change of use at Former Telephone Exchange Fire Fly Avenue Swindon Swindon. Swindon has handled 3,939 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 51 days, 3 days quicker than Swindon's median. The site is in the Swindon’s Railway Conservation Area conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
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- Conservation area: Swindon’s Railway
- Listed building: Grade II: British Rail Engineering Limited Swindon Works Main Office Block, Gwr WorksOn or next to this site · +2 more
- Brownfield land register: Former Telephone Exchange Fire Fly Avenue SwindonRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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